Alive and Ticking

Alive and Ticking

2011 · 86 min · DE · 6.4 (42 votes)
Dir. Andi Rogenhagen · Starring Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Waldemar Kobus, Stefan Kurt, Renate Delfs, Falk Rockstroh
ComedyDramaFamily

Eva lives a happy life with her ​​father, an unsuccessful but always optimistic car salesman, her consumerist mother, and her quirky grandmother. But Eva is a tad different - she suffers from Tourette's syndrome. Her family has long been accustomed to her tics and the accompanying insults and bullying, and Eva has come to grips with her role as an outsider. When her father gets a job offer to work in Berlin, they must suddenly leave their familiar surroundings. But Eva won't have it, this move must be prevented - at any price!

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A tender, often funny, look at a young girl navigating life with Tourette's. It's a story about finding your place and the enduring strength of family, even when facing the unexpected.

heartwarmingquirkyupliftingbittersweetsteadyindie dramacharacter-drivenslice-of-lifefamilyacceptanceoutsiderchange
grandparent grandchild relationshiptourette syndromeuncle niece relationship
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